University profileClemson, SCFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Clemson University get?
Clemson University received $204.4 million in federal awards in FY2025, 92nd of 998 institutions (top 9%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $204.4 million to Clemson University (Clemson, SC), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 92nd of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Clemson University.
| Case Western Reserve University #89 · OH | $217M |
| Brown University #90 · RI | $213M |
| University of Delaware #91 · DE | $211M |
| Clemson University #92 · SC | $204M |
| Texas A & M University #93 · TX | $204M |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston #94 · TX | $201M |
| University of Cincinnati #95 · OH | $199M |
What the money is
That is up 2.6% from FY2024 ($199.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 154.1%. The largest share came as grants ($152.7 million, 74.7%). The Department of Agriculture was the biggest funder ($53.2 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($28.0 million); Partnership Agreements ($18.8 million); Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs ($12.5 million). It ranks 92nd of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (UEI H2BMNX7DSKU8). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Clemson University: $204M in FY2025, up 154% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $729,239 | $76.2M | $0 | $0 | $670,651 | $77.6M |
| FY2019 | $1.1M | $78.6M | $0 | $0 | $715,331 | $80.5M |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $109.9M | $0 | $0 | $851,722 | $111.8M |
| FY2021 | $1.0M | $150.5M | $0 | $0 | $564,899 | $152.1M |
| FY2022 | $1.6M | $128.7M | $8.3M | $0 | $1.0M | $139.6M |
| FY2023 | $1.7M | $249.0M | $20.3M | $0 | $1.4M | $272.4M |
| FY2024 | $2.5M | $175.7M | $19.5M | $0 | $1.5M | $199.2M |
| FY2025 | $1.1M | $152.7M | $29.7M | $0 | $20.9M | $204.4M |
| FY2026* | $523,762 | $117.7M | $23.7M | $0 | $1.1M | $143.1M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Clemson University, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | $53.2 million | 26.0% |
| Department of Education | $37.7 million | 18.4% |
| National Science Foundation | $34.3 million | 16.8% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $29.9 million | 14.6% |
| Department of Defense | $15.9 million | 7.8% |
| Department of Energy | $13.3 million | 6.5% |
| Department of Commerce | $12.6 million | 6.2% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.6 million | 1.7% |
| Department of Transportation | $2.5 million | 1.2% |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $646,540 | 0.3% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $28.0 million | 13.7% |
| Partnership Agreements Assistance Listing 10.699 | $18.8 million | 9.2% |
| Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs Assistance Listing 11.039 | $12.5 million | 6.1% |
| Research and Technology Development Assistance Listing 12.910 | $11.7 million | 5.7% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $11.0 million | 5.4% |
| Integrative Activities Assistance Listing 47.083 | $7.8 million | 3.8% |
| Renewable Energy Research and Development Assistance Listing 81.087 | $7.2 million | 3.5% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $6.6 million | 3.2% |
| Smith-Lever Extension Funding Assistance Listing 10.511 | $6.2 million | 3.0% |
| Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) Assistance Listing 84.411 | $6.0 million | 2.9% |
Other institutions in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina (Columbia)$182M
- Medical University of South Carolina$159M
- South Carolina State University$45M
- Greenville Technical College Public Facilities Corporation$40M
- Coastal Carolina University$22M
- Winthrop University$20M
- College of Charleston$19M
- Benedict College$19M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Clemson University receive?
- $204.4 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Clemson University's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Agriculture ($53.2 million, 26.0%). By type, grants were $152.7 million and contracts $1.1 million.
- Did Clemson University's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $204.4 million; FY2024: $199.2 million (+2.6%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) d9bc8cd0-a609-2c54-2320-7e0a7c6a9a49-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.